Agreed, but just to clarify as the above commenter said, it is safari-only. VPN based ad blockers are basically the only way to block ads throughout iOS and they are all subscription based unless you are grandfathered in (like the early adblocker pro subscription mentioned above).
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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 hours agoWipr 2 is incredible and the dev is EXCELLENT
kautau@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
I use a combo of Firefox Focus and Safari with Wipr 2 on my phone! Every other browser is WebKit under the hood so whatever, but I would LOVE Firefox with actual extensions and Firefox guts
kautau@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Agreed. For apple I imagine the biggest issue is that a system-wide ad blocker means that all of the AdAttributionKit and StoreKit stuff might get blocked and therefore it’s never an API they’d open to other general apps because it’s less revenue. That being said though, like I said VPNs can filter requests.
And the APIs already exist
support.apple.com/guide/deployment/…/web
But it’s exclusive to MDM providers which pay apple a boatload of money and are specifically integrating your app with an enterprise deployment scheme. Maybe the EU can rally to get apple to open up these APIs to power users
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
Daaaamn you know sooooo much more than I do (not sarcastic!)
I’m much more of a layman but I would loooove ublock for Firefox on iOS, I just know that WebKit is the only way and that’s okay with me for now.
I would obviously welcome an open API!
Leorhall@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I’ve been using Wipr for quite a while, a just set it and forget it kind of deal. I had no idea there was a v2. Will check it out this morning!
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
It’s soooo worth it, it blocks even more stuff like autoscrolling videos, Adblock shame popups, cookie banners, and more things.